Short Vowel Phonics Worksheets
How the sounds work (Find the middle sound): Say the word in three parts: p – i – g. The middle sound is the vowel: a (cat), e (hen), i (pig), o (dog), u (sun). Try each vowel in the gap: only one makes the word in the picture.
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- 1.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) cup (b) dog (c) bag
- 2.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) e
- 3.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) bus (b) red (c) bin
- 4.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) lip (b) log (c) van
- 5.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) van (b) run (c) dog
- 6.Which picture has the same middle sound as “pin”? (a) bat (b) pig (c) tub
- 7.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) pin (b) hen (c) cup
- 8.Which picture has the same middle sound as “dog”? (a) can (b) box (c) hug
- 9.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 10.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) web (b) tap (c) sun
- 11.Which picture has the same middle sound as “sun”? (a) tap (b) pin (c) tub
- 12.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) box (b) nut (c) hen
- 13.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 14.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) can (b) pin (c) dog
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “net”? (a) pig (b) bug (c) hen
- 16.Which picture has the letter “u” in the middle? (a) bug (b) red (c) can
- 17.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) pig (b) bag (c) hen
- 18.🕸️ w _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 19.🥅 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) e
- 20.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) van (b) bed (c) dot
- 21.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) bin (b) bed (c) cat
- 22.👄 l _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 23.Which picture has the same middle sound as “zip”? (a) six (b) map (c) cup
- 24.Which picture has the letter “i” in the middle? (a) can (b) run (c) pin
- 25.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) bag (b) bus (c) pen
- 26.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) hug (b) ten (c) bat
- 27.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bin”? (a) net (b) zip (c) dog
- 29.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 30.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) dot (b) sun (c) bin
- 31.Which picture has the letter “a” in the middle? (a) box (b) cap (c) six
- 32.Which picture has the same middle sound as “tap”? (a) bug (b) log (c) can
- 33.Which picture has the same middle sound as “box”? (a) log (b) cap (c) sun
- 34.Which picture has the same middle sound as “nut”? (a) tap (b) hug (c) box
- 35.Which picture has the letter “e” in the middle? (a) tub (b) bed (c) fox
- 36.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 37.Which picture has the letter “o” in the middle? (a) cat (b) box (c) net
- 38.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 39.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bat”? (a) run (b) gem (c) hat
- 40.Which picture has the same middle sound as “run”? (a) lip (b) bug (c) bed
Answer key
- cup
- a
- bus
- log
- run
- pig
- cup
- box
- u
- web
- tub
- nut
- u
- can
- hen
- bug
- hen
- e
- e
- dot
- cat
- i
- six
- pin
- pen
- ten
- a
- zip
- a
- dot
- cap
- can
- log
- hug
- bed
- u
- box
- o
- hat
- bug
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